Haldimand County council has demanded that Prime Minister Stephen Harper assign Haldimand Norfolk MP Diane Finley to represent the municipality in land claims negotiations in order to prevent economic disaster.“She needs to be at every (Haldimand) planning meeting, every community meeting and first-hand at the negotiating table,” said Coun. Don Ricker, who represents Moulton, Sherbrooke and Dunn. “Haldimand County should not be kept from any (negotiating) table. This is our issue … If this moves forward, this is going to help Haldimand County and Canada.”This week Trainer said Haldimand County was “a pilot project for the natives to see what can happen” with occupations. Caledonia, Dunnville, Hagersville and other parts of the county have “become lightning rods for First Nations frustrations over land claim inaction by the federal government” , she read.
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